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140P1224Q0085 Barney L. Ford House National Historic Landmark (NHL) Nomination Specifications and Scope of Work

Preparation of National Historic Landmark Nomination for Barney L. Ford House, Breckenridge Summit County, Colorado

I. Executive Summary Operating under the authority of the 1935 Historic Sites Act (16 U.S.C. 461-67) and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (54 U.S.C. § 300101 et seq.), the National Park Service (NPS) administers the National Historic Landmark (NHL) program, which provides for the identification, documentation, preservation, and interpretation of nationally significant historic buildings, sites, objects, structures, and districts. The NPS Heritage Partnerships Program seeks an NHL nomination package for the Barney L. Ford House located in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, for the site’s association with Barney L. Ford (1822- 1902) self-emancipated entrepreneur and civil rights activist.

The NHL nomination written components shall be completed within 18 months from the date of award. The work shall be accomplished through contract and consist of the components discussed in the statement of work.

II. The Barney L. Ford House Born into slavery in Virginia in 1822, by 1848 Barney L. Ford was working on a steamboat on the Mississippi River as a leased enslaved laborer. At port in Quincy, Illinois, Ford wrote a letter informing his enslaver of his intent to self-emancipate. Ford then escaped to Chicago, where his letter was eventually published by Black abolitionist Henry O. Wagoner in the Western Citizen.

In Chicago, Ford worked as a barber and became part of the free Black abolitionist and activist community involved in the Underground Railroad. Between 1851 and his death in 1902, Ford would own and operate hotels, restaurants, mines, and mills across the US and in Nicaragua, eventually becoming one of the wealthiest African Americans in the western US. A successful nomination will demonstrate Ford’s individual accomplishments as an entrepreneur and activist, while contextualizing Ford’s life as illustrative of the ways thousands of freedom-seeking and free Black men and women took advantage of increased opportunity in the west.

For more information on the property’s historical background as well as specific guidance regarding preparation of the NHL nomination, please email Contracting Officer at Billie_Thomas@nps.gov to request the completed Letter of Inquiry and the NHL program response letter. These letters, which have been approved by the NPS National Historic Landmark program, were used to create this scope of work. While they are for internal use only, they can be made available to potential contractors to assist in developing their proposals.

III. Statement of Work The NPS is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to research, coordinate, and prepare key components of an NHL nomination using NHL Criterion 2 for the Barney Ford House’s nationally significant association with Barney L. Ford. The nomination should also explore possible additional significance under Criterion 1 for the site’s association with Black-owned businesses in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

The nomination, including photographs, maps, and GIS data, will be prepared in accordance with the NHL and National Register (NR) of Historic Places guidelines; these include Bulletin 16A, How to Complete the National Register Form, the NR Bulletin, How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations, as well as NPS Cultural Resource Spatial Data Transfer Standards. It shall be prepared on a “National Historic Landmark Nomination” Form 10-934 (Revised 03-2023) and the final submission will be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. § 794 (d)), to provide disabled individuals access to information that is comparable to access available to others. For more information, see https://www.section508.gov/content/learn.

All material submitted by the nomination preparer(s) pursuant to this project will enter the public domain; the preparer does not retain copyright over any material submitted in conjunction with the NHL nomination, and any and all copyrights and ownership associated with materials produced pursuant to this project are to be held by the NPS. Images currently under copyright need to be submitted with a photo release form or will not be accepted.

A. Draft Nomination Preparation

a. Historic Context and Statement of Significance: Building on the existing Letter of

Inquiry, archival research, and scholarly sources, the preparer will research and write Section 5, “Significance Statement and Discussion,” the context portion of a draft NHL nomination. In writing this draft nomination, the preparer will work closely with staff of the NHL Program in the NPS Intermountain Region, following their guidance to consider the site’s significance and integrity. The draft nomination shall confirm the breadth of comparative properties included in the Letter of Inquiry and NPS response letter and revise the list as needed. Preparers should identify and provide justification for the appropriate name and boundaries for the resource.

b. Resource Inventory: Section 6, “Property Description and Statement of Integrity” shall include a descriptive inventory of contributing and non-contributing resources and landscape features within the NHL.

c. Boundary Description and Justification: Section 4, “Geographical Data” shall be completed using Latitude and Longitude coordinates, including a written boundary description and justification for the area suggested for inclusion within an NHL boundary.

d. Administrative Data: All other sections of the NHL form will be completed with accurate data.

e. Photographs: The contractor shall consult with the NPS to identify appropriate images of the site that capture key character defining features. Photography will likely involve a site visit and associated travel. Photographs will comply with 508 standards, including alternate text descriptive captions created in a word processor.

f. Maps: The contractor shall consult with the NPS to confirm an NHL boundary for the site. The boundary shall be drawn on a 7.5-minute U.S. Geological Survey https://www.nps.gov/crgis/crgis_standards.htm series base map(s), per NHL standards and requirements. The map shall contain appropriate latitudinal/longitudinal reference points and datum and GIS meeting NPS standards shall also be submitted.

B. Draft Revision(s)

a. Following review(s) of the draft nomination by the NPS NHL Program, the contractor will review and revise the preliminary draft nomination and materials in accordance with standards and requirements as spelled out in The National Register of Historic Places Bulletin: How to Prepare a National Historic Landmark Nomination, as interpreted by NPS NHL Program staff, plus any additional guidance approved by NPS pursuant thereto. If necessary, the contractor will conduct additional research to answer any questions or concerns given in the comments.

b. The contractor will submit an electronic version (Microsoft Word and PDF) of the revised draft nomination and materials to NPS no later than six weeks after the contractor has received draft review comments from NPS staff. Depending on the extent of NPS review comments, as well as the need for additional research, the contractor may be asked to prepare an additional revised draft nomination, which will be submitted no later than six weeks after the contractor has received NPS comments.

c. Upon receipt of an approved revised draft nomination, NPS NHL Program staff will send the nomination out for review to a list of scholars. Following this scholarly review, NPS NHL Program staff will provide the contractor with detailed instructions as to how the nomination is to be revised according to the comments of these reviewers. The contractor will then have four weeks to revise the nomination, and to submit a revised electronic version of the draft nomination.

(See “Deliverables” below.)

d. The revised nomination (including text, photos, figures, and maps) will comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended in 1998 (29 U.S.C. § 794 (d)), to provide disabled individuals access to information that is comparable to access available to others. For more information, see https://www.section508.gov/content/learn. The NHL nomination template and other forms are provided in a Section 508 compliant format; compliance should be maintained as the form is modified. (See “Deliverables” below.)

C. Presentation to the National Historic Landmarks Committee Meeting

a. If the Landmarks Committee meets to review the NHL nomination during this contract’s period of performance, the contractor will present the final nomination to the Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board, which will likely be held virtually.

b. In preparation for the Landmarks Committee meeting, the contractor will write an Executive Summary for the nomination in accordance with NPS standards. The contractor will submit a draft Executive Summary no less than eight weeks before the Landmarks Committee meeting. If necessary, the contractor will revise the Executive Summary in accordance with NPS comments.

c. The contractor will work closely with NPS NHL Program staff to prepare an oral presentation of the nomination for the Landmarks Committee. The presentation will include a 5–10-minute PowerPoint presentation, which will be created by the contractor in accordance with NPS standards. Materials for this presentation (written script and the PowerPoint presentation) will be provided to NPS no later than five weeks before the Landmarks Committee meeting. The contractor will also respond to any and all requests to revise the presentation. The final presentation, with all requested changes, will be submitted no less than two weeks before the Landmarks Committee meeting.

d. If possible, the contractor will formally present the nomination to the Landmarks Committee at the designated meeting. If the Landmarks Committee requests that revisions be made to the nomination, the contractor will make these revisions in the four weeks following the Landmarks Committee meeting.

IV. Deliverables

A. Nomination (draft and final), including:

a. Microsoft Word copy of the first and final draft of the nomination with bibliography and correctly formatted footnotes on the template provided by NHL Program Staff. Digital transmission via online secure file sharing is acceptable.

b. Electronic copy (PDF) of the sketch map(s) to show the nominated areas with contributing and noncontributing resources identified, following the instructions contained in NR Bulletin 16A, How to Complete the National Register Form, and the How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations Bulletin.

c. Electronic map(s), which will be annotated with the boundary, bounding polygon, property name, location, a north arrow, a graphic scale, datum, and lat/long coordinates.

d. GIS spatial data of site boundaries and contributing/non-contributing feature locations prepared according to Cultural Resource Spatial Data Transfer Standards (2014).

e. Electronic copy of the photo log submitted on the template provided by NHL Program staff and completed according to NR guidelines, using a program compatible with Microsoft Word and including 508 compliant alternate text descriptions for each photo.

f. Electronic copy of a photo location map.

g. Electronic copy of figures (historic maps, sketch map(s), drawings, floor plan(s), and photos) submitted on the template provided by NHL Program staff, with corresponding figures log.

h. Digital color photographic TIFF files (preferably 600 dpi) for each image, with file names and formats according to NR guidelines. Digital transmission via online secure file sharing is acceptable.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/write.htm

i. While the first draft does not need to be fully compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended in 1998 (29 U.S.C. § 794 (d)), the following drafts/final nomination package does need to be fully compliant.

B. Landmarks Committee Meeting Material

a. An Executive Summary following NPS NHL Program standards, following a format similar to this example.

b. A PowerPoint presentation and written script for a 5–10-minute presentation following NPS NHL Program standards.

V. Professional Qualifications The nomination will be performed by a contractor who meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Historian. Demonstrated expertise in historical African American history and the history of west with experience preparing National Historic Landmark and/or National Register of Historic Places documentation is desirable.

VI. Personnel To be provided upon award

VII. Schedule

Period of performance to end July 31, 2028.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/upload/NARA_NHL-Executive-Summary_2023-08-23_508.pdf